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View Poll Results: Would it be okay for WI to put ads for logged in members?

Well, with the huge amount of growth, we've had to upgrade our server again to the biggest and fastest that the hosting company has! When we outgrow this one, we'll start balancing on multiple servers.. Of course, as you all know, with these added servers, our expenses to keep WI running are continuing to increase as quickly as our membership and popularity!

We're wondering if all of you wouldn't mind us switching the current Google ads "on" for members. Currently, only guests see the ads, and we generate a small amount of funds from these ads, but with the giveaways and server costs, the ads don't get even close to breaking even.

Basically, what we're talking about is shown in the picture attached here. These ads are all served by Google.Com, so they are legitimate, will never have pop ups and will (most of the time) be Webkinz-related (sometimes Google is funny and when we talk about a "hot air balloon" we get ads for "hot air balloon rides").

The ads are based on a "PPC" system (pay-per-click). So, when someone clicks an ad, Google charges the advertiser for the click and credits the "click" to our site and pays us accordingly. It isn't much, but with as many members and as much traffic as we have now, we think it could add up!

If you see an ad you're interested, go ahead and give it a click! If not, we think that they're out of the way and hopefully won't bother you. Take a look at the screenshot, or log out of your account and reload the forum to see what we're proposing. Of course, it is all up to you, so here's the poll!

I don't mind...and if we all click just 1 or 2 ads a day, that will help bring in some money!

Justin...have you considered perhaps having donations as an option? I've seen other forums use donations to help run their sites. It's totally optional for the user and depending on how much or how often someone donates they usually get a special icon or something on their avatar box to denote that this user has donated.

Hey thanks for that idea, I had been thinking about that, too! Thanks for the ideas, I wasn't sure what you all would be "okay" with. I've tried to keep this kind of stuff out as much as possible for members, cause I like making you all happy, it's just starting to add up lately!!

Originally Posted by Pink Gypsy

I don't mind...and if we all click just 1 or 2 ads a day, that will help bring in some money!

Justin...have you considered perhaps having donations as an option? I've seen other forums use donations to help run their sites. It's totally optional for the user and depending on how much or how often someone donates they usually get a special icon or something on their avatar box to denote that this user has donated.

i think the ads thing is a great idea. we take for granted that all this stuff is free. you are doing a great job here and it needs to be as easy and unexpensive as possible. thanks for asking us what we think but i say bring on the ads if it helps. it looks like they will be on the side and won't change anything. thanks for everything you are doing i know it is alot of hard work.

Justin, the google ads are really not much of an annoyance, and I think you should do it because none of us wants you going broke in real life so we can all be broke in WW!!! Jokes aside, I'm happy for you that your forum has grown, but I miss when there weren't quite so many users.

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